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Cosmic Crime Scene: White dwarf found devouring Pluto-like icy world

Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:00:00 GMT

University of Warwick astronomers have uncovered the chemical fingerprint of a frozen, water-rich planetary fragment being consumed by a white dwarf star outside our Solar System.

New astronomical programme launched to find lost Neptunes

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 11:00:00 GMT

A collaboration of astronomers, led by University of Warwick and University of Geneva, has launched a vast research program on Neptune-like planets to find those lost near the Neptunian Desert

Ultraviolet light reveals the aftermath of rare star collision

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 09:00:00 GMT

University of Warwick astronomers have uncovered compelling evidence that a nearby white dwarf is in fact the remnant of two stars merging

Public take the lead in discovery of new exploding star

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 07:00:00 GMT

As part of the citizen astronomy project, ‘Kilonova Seekers’, University of Warwick astronomers and public volunteers have made their first major discovery - an exploding star system found in real time.

Not Supernova Born: Warwick and ESA researchers discover unusual birthplace of magnetar neutron star

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:00:00 GMT

Researchers and alumni from The University of Warwick, working as part of an European Space Agency (ESA) led team, have discovered that the magnetar SGR 0501+4516 did not originate from a nearby supernova, as previously thought.

Warwick astronomers discover doomed pair of spiralling stars on our cosmic doorstep

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:00:00 GMT

University of Warwick astronomers have discovered an extremely rare, high mass, compact binary star system only ~150 light years away. These two stars are on a collision course to explode as a type 1a supernova, appearing 10 times brighter than the moon in the night sky.

Astrophysicists unveil new phenomenon challenging textbook definition of white dwarf stars

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 16:23:00 GMT

Scientists have revealed why some white dwarfs mysteriously stop cooling – changing ideas on just how old stars really are, and what happens to them when they die.

Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery – and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies

Thu, 11 Jan 2024 09:35:32 GMT

Astronomers have made the rare discovery of a small, cold exoplanet and its massive outer companion – shedding light on the formation of planets like Earth.

What fireworks can teach us about the sky at night

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 09:00:00 GMT

With New Years Eve on the horizon, scientists reveal just why fireworks are differently coloured and what this can teach us about stars in space.

Elements commonly found in salts are used to make the colours in fireworks. The colours are caused when the elements are heated, causing them to release light in different colours, from bright blues to deep reds.